Hearings

Revisiting the RESTORE Act: Progress and Challenges in Gulf Restoration Post-Deepwater Horizon

July 29, 2014
10:30 AM Russell Senate Office Building 253

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. titled, “Revisiting the RESTORE Act: Progress and Challenges in Gulf Restoration Post-Deepwater Horizon.” The hearing continues the Committee’s oversight of restoration efforts following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The hearing will seek to assess the ongoing implementation of the 2012 RESTORE Act, and will also touch upon implementation of the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, building upon the Committee’s June 2013 hearing, “Gulf Restoration: A Progress Report Three Years After the Deepwater Horizon Disaster.” Witnesses from the Department of Commerce, Gulf states, and other stakeholders will testify on both the progress made and the challenges faced in Gulf Coast restoration over the last year.

Please note the hearing will be webcast live via the Senate Commerce Committee website. Refresh the Commerce Committee homepage 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to automatically begin streaming the webcast.

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Testimony

  • The Honorable Bruce H. Andrews

    Deputy Secretary of Commerce
    U.S. Department of Commerce
    Download Testimony (162.75 KB)

  • Mr. Justin Ehrenwerth

    Executive Director
    RESTORE Council
    Download Testimony (283.89 KB)

  • Ms. Trudy Fisher

    Executive Director
    Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
    Download Testimony (49.00 KB)

  • Ms. Mimi Drew

    Former Secretary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    Governor's Designee to the RESTORE Council
    Download Testimony (339.84 KB)

  • The Honorable Grover C. Robinson

    Commissioner, District IV, Escambia County
    President, Florida Association of Counties
    Download Testimony (83.65 KB)

  • Mr. Thomas E. Kelsch

    Senior Vice President, Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
    Download Testimony (495.38 KB)